Insect-destroyer.



H. SGHWARTZBURG.

INSEGT DESTROYER. "APPLIUATION FILED MAB. 2, 1912.

Patented Oct. 1', 1912.

entren sTATEsgrigEN'r OFFICE.

EDWARD H. SCHWARTZBUBG, OF MILVAUKEE, WISCONSN, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL ENAMELING AND STAMPING- COMPANY, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A-COIBEORAn TION OF NEW JERSEY.

INSECT-DESTROYER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, EDWARD ll. SoHwAR'rznURo, a citizen ot the United States, residing at lllilwaulcee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of W'isconsin, have invented certain .new and useful Improve'- inents in lnsect-Destroyers, of which t-he following is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to certain improvements in the structure of woven wire insect destroyers.

An object ot the invent-ion is to provide a fly-killer made oi' woven wire and that shall be flexible and without any binding material at its edges, and having such structure as will avoid exposure of cut edges of the woven wire.

ln the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a view of the improved fly-killer. Fig. 2 shows the two thicknesses of woven wire folded and in broken lines indicates the corner folds. Fig. 3 is a cross-section at line 3 3 on a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a vert-ical section of the two handle plates.

The construction of the woven wire and fastening for wire handle 1s -such asto 'avoid the exposure of raw or cut edges of the woven wire.

The strip ot `woven wire has two parallel. selvage edges, a, and the space between these two edges constitutes the width. The tree end ot the finished article has a fold, o, extending crosswise troni one selvage edge to the other and forming a llexible smacke-r having two sides or two thicknesses, c, (l, of woven Wire; these two thicknesses are flat in cont-act.

The free end, b,`\needs no binding because there is an absence at suoli end oft cut wires. The two ends, o, ohwoven wire that have been c ut come together, as indicated in Fig. 2. The two corners, f,\.of the said cut ends, including both thicknesses, are then folded and turned up on an angle line, g, of fortyfive degrees with respect to the side selvage edges, a, which places the turned-up cnt edges, el, nea'r the center parallel with eachV other and in a lino parallel with the said side selvage edges; these two turned-up corners, f, however, do not overlap each other. In the present instance two plates, ll, o't the same size and having an approximate triangular shape, but with two corners rounded, as at, i, are used for the double purpose ot fastening the said two turned-up corners, f, and also for securing the wire handle, J, to the woven wire.

One or bot-h plates, H, have pressed or otherwise formed in its. body two curved grooves, 7c, of size in cross-section to. nearly receive the .wireof the handle. The handle comprises a strip of wire bent at the center and doubled back at, Z, thus forming two bars, m, that are substantially parallel, said barsl terminating in two ends that have curves, that spread away from each other, corresponding with the curves of the said grooves, 7c.

Thevv woven wire having been folded as shown and described will have cutedges only at the two short turned-up vertical edges, el, seen in' Fig. 2, and a short Acentral horizontaledge, e, connecting said` turnedup edges; but these very limited cnt-edges in the finished article are concealed by the plate, H, that fastens the wirehandle.

The two curved ends, 751, of the wire handle are placed on t-he lower central par of the woven wire in contact with the two turned-'up corner s,` j, and one of the fasv toning plates, ll,'is placed over said curved wire ends, k1, the latter' taking position in the curved grooves, if, of the said plate. Suitable eyelets or rivets, a, are then applied and extend through the plate, H, and also through the,woven wire turned-up corners, and the two thicknesses, c, d, of woven wire; the eyelets or rivets are closed by the stroke ot' a hammer or by some suitable means -of compression. Thus the curved and spread ends ot' the wire handle are partly embedded in the woven wire and are also fitted inand held by the grooves in the plate, H.

l contemplate fastening the wire handle either by using one plate, H, alone or by using two plates-one being at one side and the other at the reverse side.

Thus constructed the woven wire part of the device is [iexible and springy, none of the cut-edges of the woven wire part are exposed' to catch in fabric, or injure the turniture or a persons hands, and the wire handle is securely tastened; the'article is' strong besides which the finished article can be produced at very low cost llaving thus described my invention what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,---

An insect killer consist-ing of a woven ratenredoet. 1,1912.

wire fabric. loody with triangular foldedback opposite corners 'at one end whereby to turn the greater part of the Cut-edges of the fahr-if: upwardly adjacent to the longitudinal center of the body; `a wire handle having a Strand laid against one of the triangular folded corners and another strand laid againezt the other of the said triangular folded corners; a plate of sufficient Width to extend over ,and onto both triangular folded coi-nerf,l of the wire falorie and Said plate being {grooved at its inner side to reeeiye the )vire strands whieh are in Contact with the said t-wo triangular folded corners;

ano-ther plate on the opposite side of the hody of the wire fabric. and in register with the plate on the folded corners and means extending through the liahrie body, and engaging the two plates at opposite Sides thereof' to clamp the wire handle against the folded eornerS and to cover the eut edges of the wire fabric.

In testimony whereof I allix xny signa.-A ture'in present-.e of two witnesses.

EDXVA Rl) H. SCH WA RTZB U HG. lVilnesses:

JoHN VVIQGNER, Jr., JESSE B. oZZENS. 

